History Quiz questions

CIVIL WAR:

How did the Civil War shape our lives today?
It would still be segregated. It would be different with the blacks. Starts the process of civil rights. The strong central government and weak state governments is finally resolved.
Name three ways the Civil War changed the South.
Destroyed their economy, freed the blacks, lost power in the government, and they even today still have resentment
What constitutional right did Lincoln suspend?
Haydesys corpus: right to have a trial before going to jail and not being able to be jailed forever
List the four border states.
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware
Why did West Virginia form?
They didn’t want to break from the union like most Virginia
What disadvantages did the South fact?
Didn’t have as many men, didn’t have as such rail road or factories, didn’t have as much money or food, had to ship in all their supplies
Why did the Confederate States believe they had a right to leave the Union?
Thought they had the right to leave if the government was doing something that was destructive to their safety and happiness.
What were the three main strategies of the Union?
Blockade the coast, take control of the Mississippi and take the South Capital.
What was the average age of soldiers who fought in the Civil War?
25
What was the outcome of Bull Run?
It wasn’t going to be a short war but a long bloody battle
Discuss the Battle of Shiloh.
First huge battle with a lot of casualties. Grant Vs Johnston. 25,000 casualties over 3 days
What were Lincoln’s reasons for the Emancipation Proclamation?
Political strategy, it would passify some of his enemies in the north. Allowed the slaves to run away from the south.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
Said blacks were equal, freed them
How was the Civil War a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight?
The rich men could get out of fighting while the poor had to. Taking away the Slaves effected the rich people the most.
Discuss the draft laws in the north.
All men were drafted to fight and when called had to go but if you had 200 dollars you could pay to get out of it
Discuss the importance of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Big wins for the Union, gave them hope and revival. Gettysburg Lee lost a lot of his army so they could never invade the south.
How did Sherman use “Total War” against the South?
He marched right down the middle and burned and destroyed everything in his path
Who were the Presidents of the Confederacy and the United States during the Civil War?
Union: Abe Lincoln
Confederates: Jefferson Davis

What, exactly, did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It didn’t really free any slaves but just gave hope